Слово англійською: deaf

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Переклад deaf українською: слухови́й апара́т, люди, які не чують

Детальний опис

deaf

adjective
 
/def/
(comparative deafer, superlative deafest)
  1. unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well
    • to become/go deaf
    • She was born deaf.
    • partially deaf
    see also stone deaf, tone-deaf
  2. the deaf
     noun [plural] (old-fashioned) people who cannot hear
    • television subtitles for the deaf
    Most people now prefer not to say the deaf because it suggests that all deaf people are the same and the only important thing about them is their condition. You can use expressions such as deaf people or people with hearing loss instead.
    More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns
    • the blind
    • the deaf
    • the destitute
    • the dead
    • the dying
    • the elderly
    • the faithful
    • the homeless
    • the injured
    • the insane
    • the jobless
    • the middle aged
    • the old
    • the poor
    • the rich
    • the sick
    • the squeamish
    • the wealthy
    • the wicked
    • the wounded
    • the young
  3. [not before noun] deaf to something not willing to listen or pay attention to something
    • He was deaf to my requests for help.
    • The committee remained deaf to our suggestions.
    4. Word OriginOld English dēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doof and German taub, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tuphlos ‘blind’.

Idioms

(as) deaf as a post
  1. (informal) very deaf
    More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms
    • (as) bald as a coot
    • (as) blind as a bat
    • (as) bright as a button
    • (as) bold as brass
    • as busy as a bee
    • as clean as a whistle
    • (as) dead as a/​the dodo
    • (as) deaf as a post
    • (as) dull as ditchwater
    • (as) fit as a fiddle
    • as flat as a pancake
    • (as) good as gold
    • (as) mad as a hatter/​a March hare
    • (as) miserable/​ugly as sin
    • as old as the hills
    • (as) pleased/​proud as Punch
    • as pretty as a picture
    • (as) regular as clockwork
    • (as) quick as a flash
    • (as) safe as houses
    • (as) sound as a bell
    • (as) steady as a rock
    • (as) thick as two short planks
    • (as) tough as old boots
fall on deaf ears
  1. to be ignored or not noticed by other people
    • Her advice fell on deaf ears.
turn a deaf ear (to somebody/something)
  1. to ignore or refuse to listen to somebody/something
    • He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.
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underground
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